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Icker Loch Sinkhole

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Icker Loch Sinkhole

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Icker Loch Sinkhole

Recommended by 18 hikers out of 19

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

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Location: Belm, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Best Hikes to Icker Loch Sinkhole

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1. Icker Loch Sinkhole – Bramheide Parking Lot loop from Icker

9.41km

02:31

110m

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Knollmeyer's Mill – Path Along the Nette loop from Dodesheide

14.4km

03:51

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Icker Loch Sinkhole loop from Belm

7.16km

01:54

70m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Holger

June 12, 2020

Tip at this place: pay attention to "violent noises", described by an old, Low German report as "violent whizzing like a whirlwind and strong hail weather underground" 😳😨 😉 ...

"Earthquakes are the results of millions of years of geological construction and reconstruction. The Icker Loch was created on April 22, 1782 in the middle of the country road from Osnabrück to Hunteburg. After" violent noises ", a 15 m diameter hole formed immediately below groundwater After two months it had a diameter of 34 m and was already 40 m deep. "

Source: osnabruecker-land.de/erleben/icker-loch

Today the Icker Loch is a bit smaller and only about 2m deep. Police divers had the dubious pleasure of fumbling around in 2012.

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Heiko

May 20, 2025

The Icker Loch is one of eight sinkholes in the Osnabrück region that are listed as natural monuments.

osnabruecker-land.de/erlebnisse/icker-loch

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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Belm, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Icker Loch Sinkhole

1. Icker Loch Sinkhole – Bramheide Parking Lot loop from Icker

2. Knollmeyer's Mill – Path Along the Nette loop from Dodesheide

3. Icker Loch Sinkhole loop from Belm

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